Pietro Fittipaldi has won the 2017 Formula V8 3.5 title with a race to spare after a second-place finish in Race 1 at Sakhir, combined with engine troubles for main rival Matevos Isaakyan, was enough to claim the crown.

Matevos Isaakyan took his first pole of the season in the first World Series Formula V8 3.5 qualifying session in Bahrain, as title rival Pietro Fittipaldi was demoted down to fourth over track limits.